Gold futures for December delivery on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose $3.40, or 0.26%, to $1,293.37 a troy ounce. The yen also advanced further after a brief pull-back overnight. Germany's DAX Index fell 0.6%, the UK's FTSE 100 Index retreated 1.2% and France's CAC 40 Index slid 1.4%.

Disappointing economic data releases weighed on both sides of the Atlantic today with a negative goods trade balance for the United Kingdom (-0.1% versus expectations of 1.4%), higher unemployment claims from the U.S. (244,000) and also a negative month-on-month PPI figure for the USA (-0.1%).

The euro was struggling on Thursday as it came under pressure from the latest bout of risk-off, with traders seeking to unwind some of their positions following the strong rally seen over the past month.

Sterling was last trading at $1.3009, up 0.27 percent on the day. The UK trading session took USD/CHF lower to hit a day low of 0.9630 towards the closing bell, but closed up slightly on the day by 0.03%. Following the speech by Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Philip Lowe the aussie tumbled to $0.7838, its lowest since mid-July, but managed to recover to 0.7858 ahead of European trading.

Losses at the Snapchat parent ballooned to $443 million in the second quarter, a almost fourfold increase from the same period previous year. RBA Governor Lowe opened his speech by saying the bank prefers to be prudent and keep the cash rate at 1.5% as it supports jobs growth and a return to average inflation.

Platinum climbed 1.1% to $987 per ounce after touching $991.50, its highest since March 6.

Still, the main indexes have not yet recouped losses sustained over a three-day stretch of red ink earlier this week. Eastern Time, with producer prices for July due simultaneously. Core PPI was also down 0.1%, missing the 0.2% estimate. Economists are forecasting a pickup in the monthly core CPI index with a gain of 0.2% in July, up from 0.1% the prior month.

Weekly Unemployment Claims rose unexpectedly by 224K. Expectations were for 240k and compares with a revised 241k in the prior week. The euro touched a one-month low of 128.19 yen earlier on Friday.

The Fed expects "very weak" US inflation to rebound thanks to a slide in the dollar and to a labour market that keeps getting hotter, one of the Fed's most influential officials said in comments that reinforce its gradual policy-tightening plan.

Other markets: Oil turned lower after the International Energy Agency said oil supply rose for a third month as compliance with an OPEC output deal faltered but prices have rebounded (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/oil-prices-head-lower-as-global-tensions-continue-unabated-2017-08-11) to edge up.

U.S. crude rose 0.41 percent to $48.79 per barrel and Brent was last at $52.01, up 0.21 percent.

The index was showing signs of Greed just two days ago while the Dow was in the midst of a winning streak that included nine straight record highs. Dollar/loonie briefly fell sharply to 1.2668 after the USA data before quickly bouncing back to trade around 1.2715.

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